A behavior is an attempt to meet a need and therefore has value. (Amy Hagan, 2014)
The above statement says it best. Ms. Hagan’s fantastic presentation began with a short video ‘clip’ to apply to the exercise “Client Video Assessment”. The video was Seabiscuit. In the “Client” Assessment of Seabiscuit, we identified his (the client) characteristics, personality and traits, before, his trauma(s). Then we identified his trauma exposures, “what happened to
Seabiscuit,” and his poly victimization, complex or continuing and ongoing vicarious traumatization, throughout a long period versus a single event.
Then there was considerable and much needed time spent on” understanding trauma” and the many layers of trauma, the physical and psychological effects on the brain and subsequent behaviors resulting from trauma. What is traumatization, what is traumatic injury in physical vs. psychological, as well, the types of trauma; acute, chronic, and complex with a basic understanding of brain development to show how trauma changes that development.
The CDC with Kaiser Permanente conducted one of the largest ever investigations into child maltreatment and physiology, resulting in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). The fundamental finding in the ACE research is that children exposed to domestic violence, child abuse and other trauma will suffer more illnesses and injuries throughout their lives and have a shorter life expectancy. (ACE Study)
The past few years have been innovative in actually being able to see the brain damage caused by psychological as well as physiological trauma, in addition. A marked decrease in IQ and reactions when under high to low stress. These significant advancements by neuro-science have been lea...
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damage of vicarious trauma and trauma informed services model being widely embraced will
and can only be a great thing.
Again, as it is so clearly identified in Seabiscuit, this is not just the “one” victim/survivor,
but in fact an entire community. It is simply humanity. Indifference can no longer apply here, I
know it does, but with the trauma informed services, I believe that, inward out, from so many in
the human service field, and especially being taught in victim service classes, that one day we
can and will truly begin and as a community approach all traumatized children and humans in a
whole different way. One of actual healing, one of services truly needed. I am excited to be a
part of a strong human world change and look forward to the coming years of networking with
like-minded in all areas of trauma informed services.
Trauma is an overwhelming experience that causes injury to a person's psychological state of mind. Complex trauma, on the other hand, is a term used by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). In which an increased emphasis is placed on the impact of multiple traumatizing events that occur during child development stages. As well as an increase in sensitivity of those traumas involving close personal relationships, such as caregivers and siblings (Forkey 3). Children exposed to complex trauma suffer from detrimental short-term and long-term effects on every aspect of their child development. These effects significantly impact their overall "quality of life," specifically affecting areas of cognitive functioning, neurobiological
Stress at the time no doubt affected the victim’s memory of her attacker. When stressed the brain is not at its greatest when it comes to memory formation and retrieval. When the body is stressed it starts to pump adrenal glands like there’s no tomorrow. The trauma by actually being ra...
we do know is that it is caused by a change in the nervous system, where large levels of stress
The effects of trauma on the functioning of the brain is an expanding subject of research and treatment. Trauma can change the chemistry of the brain and disrupt normal human functioning. Information in this section has been taken from the works of Judith Lewis Hermann, MD, Robert Scaer,
understanding of what goes on in the brain after an assault. It is normal for a victim to
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines trauma as a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time (Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 2015). From a medical perspective trauma is describe as severe damage to a person’s body. Trauma can be cause by multiple factors in a person life. Trauma could stem from a distressing experience of a physical or psychological nature. In recent years’ major natural disasters and acts of terrorism have become more prominent and devastating creating long lasting traumatic effects in individuals lives. Trauma can have a lasting negative impact on a person’s life. The lasting effects of trauma can have a negative effect in development as well as
Based upon previous knowledge of brain function, what results from the testing were consistent with a brain injury?
“PTSD was first brought to public attention in relation to war veterans, but it can result from a variety of traumatic incidents, such as mugging, rape, torture, being kidnapped or held captive, child abuse, car accidents, train wrecks, plane crashes, bombings, or natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes.” (NIMH)
The article, “A New Focus on the ‘Post; in Post-Traumatic Stress” by David Dobbs, talks about trauma as a whole and how some react to it. Dobbs writes, “Both culturally and medically, we have long seen it as arising from a single, identifiable disruption. You witness a shattering event, or fall victim to it-and as the poet Walter de la Mare put it, ‘the human brain works slowly: first the blow, hours afterward the bruise.” Holden experienced trauma ex...
Trauma can be defined as something that repeats itself. In The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, trauma recurs in soldiers for different reasons. However, although their reasons for trauma are different, the things they carried can symbolize all the emotions and pasts of these soldiers. One man may suffer trauma from looking through letters and photographs of an old lover, while another man could feel trauma just from memories of the past. The word “carried” is used repeatedly throughout The Things They Carried. Derived from the Latin word “quadrare,” meaning “suitable,” O’Brien uses the word “carried” not to simply state what the men were carrying, but to give us insight into each soldiers’ emotions and character, his past, and his present.
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The continuing cycle of child abuse can be ended when we are willing to look at the devastation it leaves in the lives of not only the child victims, but everyone who is a part of the family or society where family violence dwells. When individuals are willing to stand up for these young victims and get involved, only then will positive change come. Look at the positive change that grew out of the abuse and rescue of one 9 year old girl named Mary Ellen when one person with compassion in her heart was willing and resolute to get involved and make a difference.
The USA Surgeon General states under the category of mental health: severe and repeated trauma during youth may have enduring effects upon both neurobiological and psychological development altering stress responsivity and altering adult behavior patterns … these individuals experience a greatly increased risk of mood, anxiety
In recent years, child abuse has become, for the first time, an issue worthy of much